Research Interests

General Research Interests:

My broader research sits at the intersection of media, culture, and society, focusing on the nexus between digital media and race/ethnicity. Currently, I am researching how different societies experience and combat misinformation and disinformation in their everyday engagement with digital media. My research in the area of mis- and disinformation examines the relationship between culture, technologies and everyday practices. My current research has two major goals: (1) to examine and map multi-dimensional and complex scenarios of mis- and disinformation dissemination; and (2) to develop a set of effective and impactful tools and strategies using co-creational methodologies to support multi-cultural and multi-lingual communities to identify and debunk false claims and address the information and communication vulnerabilities within their own families and communities.

Research Fields:

Media and Misinformation

Digital Disinformation

Religion in the Digital Landscape

Digital Race and Ethnicity

Digital Media and Youth

Digital Research Interests:

My research explore and studies various digital discourse practices exist in the online media landscape with a particular reference to social media. My previous studies explored emerging narratives and identities as a result of religion's encounter with the digital media. My current research explore various issues and threats to the people and society as a result of mounting mis- and disinformation and hate speech in digital environments. I also research about the ways in which young people engage/disengage with the digital tools and spaces in their everyday lives and how such engagement impacts on their resilience practices. Broadly, I approach digital studies from a sociological and anthropological angle with a particular reference to the socio-cultural and political transformations.

Digital Discourse Practices

Digital Ethnography

AI Ethics

Digital Literacy